Camper&#39;s table



July 14, 1925.

A. BIADGYLEY CAMPERS TABLE Filed Sept. 21, 1921 lllllll/IIA n 4 V V J 1 .\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\v Patented July 14, 1925.

:Application..fiIed September 21; 1921 safari-10.302169.

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Fleasantville, in, the eounty; ,o fiMarjionga'iid State of ,']l wa,f l ave invented; a certain new and useful Camper s 'l:able, 'of which the folerieei 'eepee fiea ioni s h obi ete 1wy nv n i is t pr vi aea inpers table oii simple, ,du gable, andcomeeiretive yinexpe s veeQn wet e More2particularly my invention, relates to a -folding acamperfsftable aadapted .to .be folded so that it will ocupy a minimum amount. of ;space pan d may be, carried upon the .-running: board of, an automobile.

.Stillianother;object ;is ,to;;.provide folding table.- adapted to; be zf folded, up-forforming; a case;fthelegs ofwthe. table being reeeiypd within. the. ease and 5 the case i being eap'ableof receiving, a; numberv of campers articles such as: the. camp. chairs, a small gasolene. stove-and? any other campers equipment. p g v these and --other, objects ,-in ,viejw my invention. consists in thei construction, arrangement and eombination of thegfvarious parts of my ,device,..whereby theobjeets contemplated: are: attained, as hereinaiter .more fully set; forth pointedput in iny claims, and illustrated "in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view of the underside of the table, showing campers chairs and a stove placed in position therein.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1 showing how the legs of the table may be folded.

Figure 3 is a detail, sectional view taken on the line 3-8 of Figure l.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the table, ready for use.

Figure 5 is a detail, perspective View of one of the reinforcing members for the corners of the table.

Figure 6 is an end view of the table when folded and placed upon the running board of an automobile.

Figure 7 is a detail, sectional View showing how the table is folded.

Figure 8 is a central, sectional view taken through one of the camp chairs; and.

Figure 9 is a side view of a pair of the standards of the chairs.

In the accompanying drawings I have used the reference characters A and B to indicate a pair of similar table members which mer HJIysetf ho The side offifheifianges whim-are flush wan the I edge-sot the; table {member B are arranged "to ebut aga an i i t'diteg t ierfibyja 1" hinge members 13. Reame Ineimbers 14 ,are provided foreon e'ct ngth en sivith thethuinb 'nuts20 there n.

. t d-.. eii h flange1l'f-by ineans ofzbolts 1, "lii'ch liave th -"thflmbfinals- '20 thereon.".Eachdofg the legs is providedw'ith a cut away 'portiomas at 21 so that they may fold one upon another as clearly illustrated in Figure2 of the drawings.

The upper ends of the legs 15, 16, 17 and 18 are provided with a curved surface 22 so as to permit the legs to be swung on their pivots which are the bolts 19 when they are moved from inoperative to operative position. I

The table members A and B and the flanges 11 and 12 when folded together will form a. complete case as illustrated in Figure 6 of the drawings.

In order to hold the two edges together I provide hasp members 23. It will be understood that it is highly desirable for a camper to carry some chairswith him and yet not have them occupy much space.

In order to make it possible to place several chairs within the case formed by the folded table I provide knock-down chairs including a seat member 24 having a, flange 25 on one side thereof adjacent to its outer edges. Legs 26 are provided for the seat members 24 which legs are connected together by a rod 27 having its ends screwi threaded so as. to, receive the wing bolts 28. In o'rderito hold the legs: from sliding on the rod 27 I provide stop bolts 29.

The legs 26 are reinforced vby ewires130 which run from the top of one leg to the lower end of the otherleg and also diagonally, as clearly illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings;

g The upper end of the l g 2 ar -p o d With notches 31' which r'eceive the' flange ofthe seat 24 so thatthe legs areproperly positioned for forming the complete'cha'ir. Figure 3 of the drawings 1 have shown gasol'ene stove 32 which is provided with a flange 33 thereon; the flange 33'co-acts with p airof'holding members 34. The stove 32*inaybe slid in below theholding member'sfor retaining it in a table when folded up.

position within the In Figure Gofthe drawings I have shown "bracket for supporting the entire folded table and contents when carrying it on the running board of. an automobile. f 35 indiere's the-frame r theautomobile and 36 the "running'board.' i

l I provide a bracket 37 which is fixed to the frame35 and passes below the running board and around it so as to form a raised portion 38. The bracket 37 is provided with It will be seen that I have provided a knock-down campers' table whichis Very simple and which when folded will occupy a small amountof space, and at the same time serve as a convenient case for carrying other camping equipment.

Some changes may be made in the construction andarrangement of the parts of my camping table without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure oruse of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included withintheirscope; 1 claim as my inventlon 1. A device of the class described adapted to be mounted upon anautomobile comprisinga bracket fastened at one'end to the frame of said automobile, a portion adapted to rest on the running board of said automobile, a raised portlon on the outer'end and an upward'extension on the inner end of said portion, a second portion at the end of said upward extension parallel with said first portion "and .a locking bolt in said last portion as and for the purposes stated. v 2. A device of the class described adapted to be mounted upon an automobile compris ing-a bracket having a portion adapted-to rest on the running board of said automobile, a raised portion on the outer en'djand an upward extension on the inner end" of said portion, a second portion 'at'thejend of said upward extension parallel with said first portion' and a lockinggbolt in said last portion as and for the'purposes stated.

Des Moines, Iowa, September 8, 1921;

ALVATIS BADGLEYV i 

